Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of misconduct leading to his bad conduct discharge.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for throat cancer to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion and ensuring all relevant evidence is considered.

The motion for reconsideration of the TDIU claim has been dismissed as the claim has been granted in full.

The appellant's income is in excess of the maximum annual pension rate, thus denying entitlement to a survivor's pension.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hallux valgus, and right and left foot hammer toes were granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder has been granted. The decision is based on the veteran's reported symptoms during service and current diagnosed conditions.

The appeal for a stair lift and durable medical equipment under the HISA program is remanded due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) because there was insufficient evidence to show that the veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's deviated septum, finding no evidence linking it to military service.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died and no one requested to continue the appeal within one year.

The Board denied service connection for both the left and right Achilles tendon conditions, finding no evidence that these conditions began during active service or were related to in-service injuries.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for initial ratings greater than 10 percent for his service-connected right hip conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board grants service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include GERD and Barrett's esophagus, based on the Veteran's in-service hazardous environmental exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate and bladder cancers.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records related to the Veteran's vision problems.

The Veteran's left shoulder labrum repair on August 26, 2014, resulted in the need for convalescence through February 28, 2015.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including an audit of the Veteran's use of VA educational assistance benefits and verification of active-duty service periods.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for aortic stenosis with heart murmur from July 18, 2006, and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to that date.

The Board denied compensation for additional disability resulting from VA surgery for panniculectomy on March 12, 2013. The evidence did not support a qualifying additional disability.